Bible Dictionary
Bunni
Bunni was the name of Levites associated with the worshiping community after the exile. The textual details are uncertain, and some passages may preserve variant readings of related names.
Definition
Bunni was the name of Levites associated with the post-exilic worshiping community. The supplied material identifies more than one possible reference and notes uncertainty in the textual readings.
Biblical Usage
One Bunni appears among Levites in Nehemiah. Another is described as a Levite and overseer of the temple, though the related genealogy differs between Nehemiah and Chronicles.
Historical Background
The passage in Nehemiah may contain a scribal error or variant reading involving Bani and Binnui. The names may represent chief Levitical houses rather than individual persons.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(my understanding).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>bun'-i (bunni, buni, bunni; compare BANI):</p><p>(1) A Levite (Ne 9:4). The repetition of Bani's name in this passage is probably a scribal error. The Syriac version for the second "Bani" reads "Binnui"; but as, in Ne 10:9 and Ne 12:8, Binnui's name comes, as here, between those of Jeshua and Kadmiel, we should substitute Binnui here for the first Bani. The Septuagint renders all three names as if the Hebrew in each case had been bene, "sons of," reducing the proper names in the verse to five. The names probably stand for chief Levitical houses rather than individuals.</p><p>(2) Another Levite, one of the overseers of the temple, father of Hashabiah, according to Ne 11:15; but, according to 1Ch 9:14, Hashabiah is "of the sons of Merari" The reading in Nehemiah is a corruption of the one in Ch.</p><p>H. J. Wolf</p>